Putin pitched Egypt as a Russian grain hub on 2 April. Zelenskyy called Sisi a day later.
Egypt has now pledged to stop buying Russian grain stolen from occupied Ukraine and switch to Kyiv's supply instead.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/03/egypt-pledges-to-stop-buying-russias-stolen-ukrainian-grain/
Egypt was Russia's biggest stolen-grain customer. Now it pledges to buy Ukrainian wheat instead. - Euromaidan Press
Egypt pledged to stop buying Russian grain from occupied Ukrainian territories and increase Ukrainian wheat imports.